Never thought I'd say this back in the 80s, but.....


...I have been V impressed with the way that Mr McEnroe seems to have matured into an 'Elder Statesman' of tennis.
He's been doing commentary on the BBC broadcasts, and has been quite erudite IMHO about players etc.

Odd when you think of what an obnoixious spoiled brat he was........ :rolleyes:

Maybe there's hope for us all!!! :D :D

Probably run out of tennis raquets to smash. ;) :mad:

There is joy in Heaven over one sinner who repents.

:)

Ah, John McEnroe!

I miss his outbursts from his playing days. Here was a guy who felt very passionate about his game (what pro sportsman doesn't?) and occasionally 'lost it'!

My favourite outburst was when the ball was obviously out:

"Ahhhh, c'mon maaaaan - the ball was a foot over the line! Everyone in the whole stadium saw it!"

But a foot over which side of the line John? ;)

I think his commentary has been very good too.

VFE.

If I was to lose sh'tloads of cash 'cos a ball might be half an inch over the line...I'd shout too!


(Just encountered the Virgin Banner, that took 10 minutes to write!)

To be fair, he was the most amusing commentator of the Championships.

His quick repartee and amusing one-liners definately took the british commentators to task. It was just a shame that he was lost to the BBC for the final (well done Mr I, btw, deserved).

Ta muchly

PTT

The umpire strikes back!

15 love
30 love
30 15
40 15
out
OUT
What?
OUT!
WHAT!
The ball is OUT!
You gotta be kidding

The ball's in, everyone can see that the ball's in
Chalk dust, everbody can see there was chalk dust.

That ball was in by about a mile,
You there people are g*ddmn senile.

Suppress your noise now there's a good chap
You wake the linesmen she's having a nap.

Scr*wball, call yourself an umpire you're a scr*wball

Play on your being rather naughty,
kindly play on then.

I won't play on until you change your call,
you didn't even see the peep peep ball,
Now come over here to play a peep peep yean
but you blind every people to the peep peep thing

The ball's in, everyone can see that the ball's in
Chalk dust, everbody can see there was chalk dust.

I'm awfully sorry but the ball was out,
I'd be jolly gratefull if you didn't shout.
If you don't like it here you shouldn't have come
Frankly Sir you're a pain in the b*m.

Moron, I want another umpire you're a moron.
Chalk dust I want to see my lawyer there was chalk dust.

You Pickin on me of cause who I am
I'm not playing on and I don't give a d*mn.
The ball wasn't out it was a g*dd*mn lie
I'm not playing on and I think I'm gonna cry.

Chalk dust I want to see my daddy there was chalk dust.

Boring. I'm gonna have to shoot you now, you're boring.
I'm sorry about this you hiddious little brat,
I'm sick of you......the umpire strikes back!

Shooting times 100

uhgggg, you're the pips, you're scum man, you're not fit to be called a human being,

more shooting

I was talking to myself uhggggg